2025
Antibiotics and Surgically Treated Acute Appendicitis, When, Where, and Why?
Hendrix A, Kammien A, Maung A, Battacharya B, Davis K, Schuster K. Antibiotics and Surgically Treated Acute Appendicitis, When, Where, and Why? Surgical Infections 2025, 26: 349-354. PMID: 39973176, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2024.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionOrgan-space surgical site infectionBody mass indexElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency appendectomyAcute appendicitisBi-variable logistic regression modelPredictive of surgical site infectionClean-contaminated abdominal surgeryIntra-abdominal infectious processIncidence of surgical site infectionOccurrence of surgical site infectionBroad-spectrum antibiotic treatmentOrgan-space infectionsPre-operative antibioticsHour of incisionBroad-spectrum antibioticsPredictive of infectionAdministration timePerforated appendicitisEmergency surgerySite infectionAbdominal surgerySurgical approachAntibiotic treatment
2014
Predictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis
Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, Bokhari J, McGillicuddy EA, Davis KA. Predictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 976-981. PMID: 24662860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonoperative managementAbdominal tendernessFailure groupIntensive care unit careUniversity tertiary care hospitalTertiary care hospitalLength of stayUnit careCare hospitalDefinitive treatmentLaboratory markersPerforated appendicitisNonsurgical treatmentClinical findingsPredictive factorsRadiographic findingsTomographic scanTherapeutic studiesAppendicitisEarly operationLevel IIIPatientsAbscessPhlegmonTachycardia
2013
Su1600 Extensive Abdominal Wall Necrotizing Fasciitis and Fournier's Gangrene Complicating Perforated Appendicitis
Azab B, Afthinos J, Gibbs K. Su1600 Extensive Abdominal Wall Necrotizing Fasciitis and Fournier's Gangrene Complicating Perforated Appendicitis. Gastroenterology 2013, 144: s-1070. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63989-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNecrotizing fasciitisPerforated appendicitis
2004
Reduced Social Morbidity of Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children
Tantoco JG, Levitt MA, Hollands CM, Brisseau GF, Caty MG, Glick PL. Reduced Social Morbidity of Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children. The American Surgeon 2004, 70: 779-782. PMID: 15481293, DOI: 10.1177/000313480407000906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic appendectomySocial morbidityNormal activityPain-free walkingPain medication usageShorter hospital stayPearson chi2 testHospital stayOpen appendectomyPostoperative variablesPerforated appendicitisWound problemsComparable incidenceMedication usageChildren's HospitalOpen groupEarly resumptionAppendectomyPediatric surgeonsMorbidity variablesChi2 testResponse rateMorbidityStair climbingStatistical significance
2001
Results of a Pilot Trial Comparing Prolonged Intravenous Antibiotics With Sequential Intravenous/Oral Antibiotics for Children With Perforated Appendicitis
Rice H, Brown R, Gollin G, Caty M, Gilbert J, Skinner M, Glick P, Azizkhan R. Results of a Pilot Trial Comparing Prolonged Intravenous Antibiotics With Sequential Intravenous/Oral Antibiotics for Children With Perforated Appendicitis. JAMA Surgery 2001, 136: 1391-1395. PMID: 11735866, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.136.12.1391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdolescentAmpicillinAppendicitisChildChild, PreschoolClavulanic AcidClindamycinDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGentamicinsHumansInjections, IntravenousIntestinal PerforationMaleMetronidazolePilot ProjectsProspective StudiesRupture, SpontaneousConceptsNormal white blood cell countWhite blood cell countDuration of feverBlood cell countTreatment equivalenceIntravenous antibioticsOral antibioticsOral intakeOutcome measuresCell countShort courseProlonged intravenous antibioticsOral antibiotic therapyTertiary children's hospitalSecondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome measurePerforated appendicitisAntibiotic therapyChildren's HospitalMulticenter studyTherapy resultsClinical trialsPilot trialPatient chargesAppendicitis
1986
Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly
Sumpio B, Ballantyne G, Zdon M, Modlin I. Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 1986, 29: 668-670. PMID: 3757711, DOI: 10.1007/bf02560335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerforated appendicitisColonic carcinomaPercent of patientsMajority of patientsYears of ageAppendiceal lumenElderly patientsFaecal fistulaLymphoid hyperplasiaOccult bloodCarcinoid tumorsSecond patientBarium enemaFirst patientColonic cancerDiagnostic colonoscopySigmoid carcinomaColonic neoplasmsCommon causeAppendicitisSuch lesionsPatientsCarcinomaAppendectomyMen
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